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Trifolium incarnatum L.
crimson clover

   
Symbol: TRIN3
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    I
HI    I
CAN    W



Photograph of Trifolium incarnatum L.
Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California.
 
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Synonyms:
Trifolium incarnatum L.

  TRINE Trifolium incarnatum L. var. elatius Gibelli & Belli
 

Distribution by State:
Trifolium incarnatum L.

Distributional Map for Trifolium incarnatum L.
Distribution Map Legend

Trifolium incarnatum L. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, MB, ON)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Trifolium incarnatum L.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 170 species in Trifolium
 

Classification:
Trifolium incarnatum L.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Fabales
Family   Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus   Trifolium L. – clover
Species   Trifolium incarnatum L. – crimson clover
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Trifolium incarnatum L.

crimson clover

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

SWSS Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Trifolium incarnatum L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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